Mozilla Firefox 41 Browser Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 41. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Browser Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-4513. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/03/2015 by Michal Bentkowski (Arai) with Dell as MFSA 2015-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4513 since 06/10/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86726 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124474 (CentOS Security Update for thunderbird (CESA-2015:2519)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (107789), Tenable (86726), SecurityFocus (BID 77411†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54165†). The entries VDB-69222, VDB-69223, VDB-78498 and VDB-79025 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86726
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)
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OpenVAS ID: 703393
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3393-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-11
Researcher: Michal Bentkowski (Arai)
Organization: Dell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4513 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4513
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79024

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X-Force: 107789 - Mozilla Firefox browser engine code execution
SecurityFocus: 77411 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54165 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 Remote DoS due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-4513, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2015 11:08
Updated: 10/23/2024 00:22
Changes: 11/04/2015 11:08 (76), 03/10/2018 11:38 (6), 06/26/2022 08:57 (4), 10/23/2024 00:22 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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